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What is the A1C test?

The A1C test can also be used to diagnose gestational diabetes in the first trimester.
If you have diabetes or prediabetes, regularly monitoring your A1C blood sugar level is important for managing your condition and maintaining optimum health. A1C monitoring can also be used to ...
Before addressing glucose and A1C, it is important to consider the factors that impact the results of any blood test. While laboratory medicine journals have devoted some discussion to the sources of ...
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What Happens When A1C Levels Are Too High?

A1C measures how well your body is controlling your blood sugar over the past few months. An A1C of 6.5% or higher on two ...
Certain health conditions, particularly those affecting red blood cells like iron deficiency anemia and sickle cell disease, can lead to falsely high A1C results. Medications, including steroids and ...